Biography of Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond was born on 19 May 1934 in Kasauli Distt Solan, is an Indian author of British descent. In 1992, he received the Sahitya Akademi award for his short story collection, Our Trees Still … read more
Biography of Manik Bandopadhyay
Manik Bandopadhyay was born on 19 May 1908 in Dumka, Bengal Presidency, British India & died on 3 December 1956 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, was an Indian Bengali novelist and is considered one of … read more
Biography of Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Thakur, was born on 7 May 1861 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India & died on 7 August 1941 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region’s literature … read more
Biography of Kusumagraj
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar was born on February 27, 1912 in Pune, Maharashtra & died on March 10, 1999 in Nashik, Maharashtra, popularly known by his pen name, Kusumagraj, was an eminent Marathi poet, playwright, novelist, … read more
Biography of Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’
Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’ was born on February 21, 1896 in Midnapore, Bengal & died on October 15, 1961 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, was one of the most famous figures of the modern Hindi literature. He … read more
Biography of Ashok Banker
Ashok Kumar Banker was born on 7 February 1964 in Mumbai, India, is a novelist and short story writer living in Mumbai, India. He has written professionally since his early teens, and has worked as … read more
Biography of Jaishankar Prasad
Jaishankar Prasad was born on January 30, 1889 in Varanasi, India & died on January 14, 1937 in Varanasi, India, one of the most famous figures in modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. … read more
Biography of Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy was born on 24 November 1961 in Shillong, Meghalaya, India, is an Indian novelist, essayist and activist who focuses on issues related to social justice and economic inequality. She won the Booker Prize … read more
Biography of Suresh Guptara
Suresh Guptara was born on 22 November 1988 in Frimley, Surrey, UK, is a novelist of Indian and British origin, who lives in Weinfelden, Thurgau, in Switzerland. He is the twin brother of Jyoti Guptara … read more
Biography of Jyoti Guptara
Jyoti Guptara was born on November 22, 1988 in Frimley, Surrey, UK, is a young novelist of British and Indian heritage, best known as co-author of the Insanity Saga (writing together with twin brother Suresh … read more
Biography of R. K. Narayan
R. K. Narayan was born on 10 October 1906 in Madras, British India (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) & died on 13 May 2001 in, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, shortened from Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami, … read more
Biography of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born on 15 September 1876 in Debanandapur, Hooghly, Bengal, British India & died on 16 January 1938 in Kolkata, Bengal, British India, is one of the most popular Bengali novelist and … read more
Biography of Kiran Desai
Kiran Desai was born on 3 September 1971 in New Delhi, India, is an Indian author who is a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States. At the age of 14 … read more
Biography of Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad “V. S.” Naipaul, TC was born on 17 August 1932 in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, is an Indo-Trinidadian-British writer known for his novels focusing on the legacy of the British Empire’s colonialism. … read more
Biography of J. K. Rowling
Joanne “Jo” Rowling, was born on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter … read more